In this lesson, we are going to talk about drugs. We are also going
to focus on two modal verbs: must and have to.
In the world
today, there are two types of drugs on the market: soft drugs and hard
drugs.
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1.1.- Look
at the following drugs and decide if they can be categorized as soft
or hard drugs. If you don’t know the meaning of the words, please
look them up in your dictionary.
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2.- Teacher
talk time (video)
Listen to
your teacher categorize the above drugs.
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Were you right or wrong?
Do you agree or disagree with your teacher?
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3.- Listening
Before you
carry out the listening, please learn the following vocabulary:
3.1.-
Key vocabulary
Soft
drugs
Hard drugs
Clean up
To unveil
To prosecute
To ban
Spliff (slang)
Spokesman
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3.2.- Pre-listening
activity
You are going
to listen to an extract taken from The Observer newspaper which talks
about the famous ‘coffee shops’ in Amsterdam.
a) Before
you listen, test your knowledge on the current situation in Amsterdam
by filling in the table:
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3.3.- Listen
and check your answers. Correct the false answers.
Som
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3.4.- Now
listen again and answer the following questions:
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3.5.- Tapescript
Amsterdam’s
cannabis café’s furious over mayor’s ‘clean-up’
Amsterdam
has long been famed for its relaxed approach to prostitution and soft
drugs.
But
all of this may be about to change. As part of a major ‘clean
up’ of the city centre, the local authorities yesterday unveiled
plans to close half of the little coffee shops where cannabis can be
bought and smoked.
Currently
people over 18 years old are allowed to buy small amounts of cannabis,
although possession is technically against the law. In practice, police
have to find you in possession of more than 30g to prosecute, and coffee
shops can sell small amounts of cannabis without problems.
For
several years coffee shop owners haven’t had to worry about the
law on cannabis although they faced a new challenge earlier in the year
when a ban on smoking tobacco was introduced. The new law means customers
can’t put tobacco in their spliffs and have to smoke the drug
pure. This has caused problems for those who are not used to strong
doses.
But
critics of the licensing laws are mainly worried that coffee shops attract
organised crime and hide more violent criminal activity. A spokesman
for the city said, “We should act now to reduce the number of
coffee shops and control the criminals better”.
However,
those against the ban, including coffee shop owners and travel agencies
say that closing coffee shops will damage the city. A spokesman from
STA travel said “Amsterdam must be careful to preserve its unique
appeal or tourist might look to other liberal places like Copenhagen
for that kind of holiday”.
This
text has been adapted from an article by Peter Beaumont, The Observer,
Sunday 7th December 2008
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4.- Grammar
Focus
We are now
going to look at the differences between ‘must’
and ‘have to’.
Look at
the following two sentences which have been taken from the listening.
Which sentence
refers to an outside authority (official regulation) and which one refers
to the speaker’s own authority?
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4.1.- Use
of ‘Must’ and ‘Have to’
We use ‘must’
when it is the speaker’s own authority:
I
must not drink a lot at the party (That is because
tomorrow I have to work)
You mustn’t be late if not she’ll get angry (It’s
not a good idea to upset Sarah)
We must be ready before noon. (We have to get
to the wedding on time)
We use ‘have
to’ when we are referring to an outside authority or an
official regulation:
You
have to be at school by 08:30. (That is the
school rule)
We have to inform the police if someone is rude to us. (That
is the rule)
My doctor told me I have to give up smoking. (Obligation
from an authority)
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4.2.- Practice
Complete
the sentences using must, have to, mustn’t or don’t have
to.
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5.- Your
turn…
Answer the
following questions out loud with as much detail as possible.
What do
you think of the new law in Amsterdam?
Do you
think the new law will affect tourism?
Do you
think Amsterdam must be careful to preserve its unique appeal? Explain
why.
You may find
the following phrases useful:
I
think that….
I believe…
In my opinion…
On the one hand……on the other hand…
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